Chapter 42 -:42 They Exist

Chapter 42 -:42 They ExistIf you want to read ahead by 50 Chapters from her you can visit my Patre-on. {P} {A} {T} {R} {E} {O} {N} /Playerfanfic ----------- Awfully humble for a Dragon...' Shirou muttered, knowing from his meager studies that Dragons were notorious for being proud of their strength, to the point even suggesting they could not defeat an opponent was to incite their wrath 'Then again, he's talking about Issei's ability to defeat him, so it probably evens out.' "Now then," Kokabiel noted "while I'm disappointed at the turn-out, since you came all the way out here to alleviate my boredom, I suppose you can start by taking my beloved pet for a walk." Another snap of his fingers heralded the formation of another glowing magical circle, Shirou's eyes narrowing as the scent of sulphur and brimstone filled the air, only to widen as the light dimmed, revealing a massive hound, easily ten metres tall at the shoulder, it's three heads spewing fire from their mouths, their eyes burning with a hatred that threatened to burn the world to cinders. Even if he'd never fought in the grail war, there was no way in hell that Shirou could have mistaken Cerberus, Hells Watchdog; the Hound of Hades that guarded the path to Tartarus in Greek Mythology, the same hound that Heracles had been tasked with capturing as one of his infamous labours, a Phantasmal Beast that by all accounts had no place in the modern world. As if to deny this claim, the Cerberus unleashed a howl of rage at the sight of the assembled Devils that shook the very earth, Emiya's teeth rattling in his jaw as he fought to keep his footing in the face of such malice, the only thing keeping him from bolting in fear being his desire to protect Asia and Issei, and the knowledge that Archer had faced something much WORSE in his life. After all, as intimidating as Cerberus was, the Hound of Hell's purpose was to guard the souls of the dead and damned to prevent them from escaping to the human world. As such, the threat they posed to humanity was minimal compared to the Hound of Gaia, whose very existence demanded that it killed as many humans as possible simply because 'They Exist'. "Let's go, Akeno, Koneko!" Rias called out, taking to the air along with her Queen while her Rook charged in from below to distract the hound "Emiya-kun, cover Issei and Asia while he charges his Boosted Gear!" "You heard Buchou, Emiya!" Issei called out, already on his feet and charging his demonic power, each flash of the gauntlet causing the scent of his power to double in intensity "Get off your ass and get your head in the game-!" He trailed off with a yelp as Shirou spun round and hurled Kanshou and Bakuya at his head, the married twin swords clipping the pervert's hair as they sailed past. Before the Pawn could open his mouth to berate the Faker, however, an enraged howl from behind caused him to turn sharply, only to pale at the sight of a second Cerberus towering over an equally shocked Asia, pawing awkwardly at one of its heads, which had been blinded in one eye by the hurled swords. "Worry about yourself before trying to tell others how to do their job." Shirou warned the Pawn, a fresh pair of blades in hand as he rushed past, hurling the blades and retracing them again and again until the second Cerberus was surrounded by a cage of black and white, halting it in its tracks and allowing the Faker to dart in and start hacking away at its legs. "He has a point, Partner." Ddraig chuckled, Issei fuming silently as he pulled a worried Asia to his side, glaring pointedly at the Faker, more embarrassed than angry at being shown up so readily after trying to act cool, though thankfully he soon forgot all about it when Xenovia arrived, cleaving one of the Cerberus' heads with a single swing. "Is this a private party? Or can anyone cut in?" the wielder of Destruction asked, her tone coy as she stood over the dissolving head of the Cerberus, Excalibur Destruction slung over one shoulder. "Feel free." Shirou offered, the Faker leaping back out of reach of the Hellhound's retaliatory strike, allowing Xenovia to race in and split the beast in two, its dying howl sending shivers of sympathy through Issei's body, knowing all too well the effect Holy Swords had on demonic flesh. 'Damn it...!' Issei swore, gritting his teeth as he turned his attention to the other Cerberus, which was still going strong despite the combined efforts of Rias, Akeno and Koneko-chan 'Why am I sitting on the bench at a time like this? Isn't the damn thing charged yet?' "Hey, partner." Ddraig called out, drawing the Pawn's attention to his gauntlet, which was flashing out of sync with his words "I figured you hadn't noticed, but the Boosted Gear's been letting you know that you've reached the level needed to allow those two to destroy a Cerberus easily." "Are you kidding me?" Issei exclaimed, eyeing his Sacred Gear in disbelief, noting that the grim in the guard was indeed shining brighter than before "When in the hell did you learn such a convenient ability?" "A Sacred Gear evolves along with its user, remember?" Ddraig reminded his host patiently "It must have sensed your impatience and inability to judge the power difference between you and your opponents and evolved to let you know when the desired level of boosts has been achieved." A part of Issei felt hurt that the Boosted Gear considered him so inept it needed to do the sensing for him, but it was overshadowed by the fact that he didn't need to sit on his ass any longer. "Buchou! Akeno-san!" he called out, raising his armoured fist in the air for them to see "I've charged enough for you to take down the Cerberus!" "Nice going, Issei!" Rias applauded, the King and Queen descending while Koneko kept the hellhound busy "By the way, just to be clear, you increased the effectiveness of a Cross and Holy Water during the battle with Riser, right?" she smiled at his nod "So would it be possible to boost both of us at the same time?" ----------- seaʀᴄh thё Nôvel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. If you want to read ahead by 50 Chapters from her you can visit my Patre-on. {P} {A} {T} {R} {E} {O} {N} /Playerfanfic